at odds

idiom

: not agreeing with each other : in a state of disagreement
The parents and teachers are still at odds (about/over what to teach the students).
often + with
The two groups have long been at odds with each other.
He was completely at odds with the way the problem was being handled.
The results of the study are at odds with our previous findings.

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That was an even tougher situation than me because Richie was really at odds with Serch just as much, if not more. Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 21 Nov. 2024 The desires of the Mexican American residents for a quiet residential park have at times been at odds with other interests in the waterfront. Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024 Instead of being the label’s one-two punch post Biggie’s death, the duo were at odds akin to Shaq and a young Kobe Bryant. Jayson Rodriguez, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024 Gabbard, a former House Democrat who became a high-profile Trump supporter, has been at odds with the U.S. intelligence community in the past. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at odds 

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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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